Geoff Knight might have to book a working holiday around the upper South Island if he wants to complete the racecourse ''sweep''.
Knight added another track to his list yesterday when he took a team of pacers to Wingatui. He has just five more racecourses to visit before he has trained a horse at every current track in the country.
Knight trained at Pukekohe from the mid-1980s before moving to Tapanui in 2000 then Roxburgh in 2006.
Westport, Reefton, Kaikoura, Waterlea in Blenheim and Richmond near Nelson are the five elusive tracks to date, but Knight is planning to rectify that in the future.
His trip to Wingatui was made even better when Expressionist won the feature pace on the grass, taking his career record to six wins from 31 starts.
''He's not this year a country cups type of horse,'' Knight said.
''He may get a bit stronger, but placement has been the key to winning races with him. But he's done a great job - he's won six races.''
Knight paid credit to the 30-strong Central Courage Syndicate, who have five horses from weanlings through to racehorses all lined up for the Knights to train.
''They've had a lot of horses since back when we started and they thoroughly enjoy it.''
Knight was waxing lyrical about the dual-code concept as trainers, drivers and jockeys mingled in the birdcage between races.
''I think the whole day is superb,'' he said.
''The track's first-class but even the track aside, the way the day has gelled, it's great to see the galloping people mixing with the trotting people, and it's something that hasn't happened a lot in the past.
''I think it's a thing of the future. It's not something that has to happen all the time. I just think we should be working in with one another a bit more often.''
Delightful Dash followed up her win at Waikouaiti with success at Wingatui yesterday.
Her co-breeder Barrie Barber, who, until last week, had not owned a winner at Waikouaiti after 35 years living in the area - said time could be her friend.
''She's a lovely mare, this. She's going to be better next year, I reckon,'' Barber said.
''She's got size and everything else.''
A double to Dexter Dunn took the 24-yr-old Canterbury driver's winning tally for the season to 101 - the seventh straight season in which he has cracked the ton.
Dunn's winning drive on Marchesa was one of two wins for Tahakopa trainer Brian Norman, who also prepared Bryleigh Jewel to win the opening race - the first winning pacer on the Wingatui track since December 1951.
